Call for Papers

Creating Inclusive Futures

Research, practice and policy in Enabling Education

A NAEEA 2026 Conference special collection in the Journal of Pathways Education and Research (JPER).

The National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) and the Journal of Pathways Education and Research (JPER) invite presenters at the 2026 NAEEA Conference in Perth to develop their conference contributions into full scholarly manuscripts for a special collection on Creating Inclusive Futures.

The collection will extend the dialogue and impact of the conference by bringing together rigorous research, critical analysis and evidence-informed practice. Accepted articles will be published progressively in JPER’s regular numbered issues and brought together on a dedicated online collection page.

Register your Expression of Interest →

Scope

We welcome empirical, conceptual, evaluative and critically reflective manuscripts addressing one or more conference streams:

  • Curriculum, Practice and Pedagogy — inclusive curriculum, assessment and teaching approaches.
  • Revolutionising Online Learning — digital innovation, artificial intelligence and equitable online participation.
  • Empowering Diverse Perspectives — diverse knowledges, identities, voices and ways of knowing.
  • Accessible Learning Environments — structural, pedagogical and institutional approaches to inclusion.
  • The Future of Enabling Education — policy, strategy, funding, field development and sector directions.
  • Enabling Wellbeing and Agency — belonging, flourishing, self-determination and capability.

Who may submit?

The call is open to keynote, concurrent-session, workshop, panel and poster presenters whose manuscript is grounded in, or substantially develops, their NAEEA 2026 contribution. Additional co-authors who did not present may be included if they meet normal authorship criteria.

Key dates

Expression of interest6 December 2026
Full manuscript submission31 March 2027
First-round decisionsTargeted for July 2027
Progressive publicationFrom late 2027

Manuscript types

Research paper or critical analysis

Up to 7,000 words, including references. Empirical, conceptual, theoretical and policy-focused contributions are welcome.

Practice report

Up to 4,000 words, including references. Reports must move beyond description to engage with theory, evidence and implications for wider practice or policy.

Publication and review

  • Conference acceptance establishes eligibility to submit; it does not guarantee publication.
  • Manuscripts must be original, not previously published and not under consideration elsewhere.
  • Submissions must substantially develop, rather than reproduce, the conference abstract, slides, poster or presentation.
  • All submissions will undergo JPER’s usual editorial screening. Suitable manuscripts will proceed to double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers.
  • Editorial decisions remain independent and are based on fit, rigour, contribution and successful completion of peer review.
  • Accepted articles will retain normal JPER citation details — volume, issue, page or article identifier and DOI — while also appearing on the special collection page.

How to take part

1

Register an expression of interest

By 6 December 2026, provide a provisional title, proposed manuscript type, author details, a 150–250 word abstract and a 500-word synopsis by completing the Expression of Interest form.

2

Develop the manuscript

Prepare the paper in line with JPER’s author guidelines, ethics requirements and APA 7 conventions, including full and de-identified manuscript files.

3

Submit through JPER

Submit through the normal JPER online submission system by 31 March 2027. In the Comments for the Editor field, identify the manuscript as intended for the Creating Inclusive Futures collection.

Guest Editors

Dr Angela Jones and Dr Joanne Lisciandro

The Guest Editors will oversee the collection’s editorial development in collaboration with the JPER Editor-in-Chief and editorial team. All manuscripts will remain subject to JPER’s usual independent editorial and peer-review processes.

Further information